† sphagitidn.
Etymology: < French sphagitide, < Greek σϕαγῑτιδ-, σϕαγῖτις (ϕλέψ) jugular vein, < σϕαγή throat.
Obsolete.
rare.
1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais xliv. 196 He cut clean through the jugularie veins, and the sphagitid or transparent arteries of the neck.
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